Don't Call it a Cult: The Shocking Story of Keith Raniere and the Women of NXIVM

Berman, Sarah

ISBN 10: 1586422758 / ISBN 13: 9781586422752

Verlag: Steerforth (edition ), 2021

Beschreibung

Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1586422758-11-1

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Don't Call it a Cult: The Shocking Story of Keith Raniere and the Women of NXIVM
• Verlag: Steerforth (edition )
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1586422758
• ISBN-13: 9781586422752
• Einband: Paperback
• Zustand: Good

Über diesen Titel

Inhaltsangabe

They draw you in with the promise of empowerment, self-discovery, women helping women. The more secretive those connections are, the more exclusive you feel. Little did you know, you just joined a cult.

Sex trafficking. Self-help coaching. Forced labor. Mentorship. Multi-level marketing. Gaslighting. Investigative journalist Sarah Berman explores the shocking practices of NXIVM, a cult run by Keith Raniere and many enablers. Through the accounts of central NXIVM figures, Berman uncovers how dozens of women seeking creative coaching and networking opportunities instead were blackmailed, literally branded, near-starved, and enslaved. Actor and NXIVM recruiter Sarah Edmondson thought she was joining the organization's inner sanctum; instead, her peers held her down and filmed her as Raniere's initials were carved into her flesh.

Don't Call It a Cult shows these abuses looked very different from the inside, where women, and sometimes underage girls, initially received mentorship and protection. Through top experts on high-control groups, as well as the accounts of Raniere's former acolytes, Berman explores the deep spiritual experiences that members of NXIVM's inner circle shared, and their strong resistance to leaving even months after the FBI made its first arrests. If any members became disillusioned or complained to the authorities, wealthy members with deep pockets dealt with the problem. Don't Call It a Cult is a riveting account of NXIVM's rise to power, its ability to evade prosecution for decades, and the investigation that finally revealed its dark secrets to the world.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

SARAH BERMAN is an investigative journalist based in Vancouver covering crime, drugs, cults, politics, and culture. She is a former senior editor at VICE and past contributor to Adbusters, Maclean's, The Globe and Mail, the Vancouver Sun and other publications.